Is It Time to Stop Talking About Obesity Prevention?

What will it take to stop obesity?

O besity has reached epidemic proportions in industrialized countries like the United States, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality, decreased productivity and function, and soaring health care costs. In the United States, the explosion of fast food restaurants, with their high-fat, supersized portions containing little nutritive value, is considered a major contributor to obesity. In ...

Writing qualitative article: It is time to quality improvement

Précis: This debate article highlights some questions from critics of qualitative research. Planning for proper design, philosophical background, researcher as a research instrument in the study, trustworthiness and application of findings are main debates in this field. One of the issues that have been received little attention is report of qualitative inquiry. A qualified report can an...

I-4: Is It Time Now to Cancel Fresh EmbryoTransfer

The implantation of embryo depends on the quality of the embryo and the receptivity of the endometrium. While the factors affecting embryo quality were optimized, the implantation rates did not reach the desirable levels. This directs the blaming for endometrial receptivity which already has been affected by supra-physiological levels of hormone, namely estradiol, in controlled ovarian hypersti...

Is it time to stop teaching breast self-examination?

When is it safe to stop patching?

Prior reports indicate that about half of amblyopia patients successfully treated with occlusion subsequently require maintenance patching. This retrospective study was designed to discover what clinical characteristics might be associated with a stable outcome following primary occlusion. Included were 188 patients who: (1) had amblyopia related to strabismus, anisometropia or media opacity; a...